Chief Al Qaeda Suspect In U.S. Embassy Bombings In Kenya And Tanzania Dies Days before Start Of His Trial

Abu Anas al-Libi was captured by US Special Forces on 5 October 2013. Reuters

Reuters: Suspect in U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya, Tanzania, dies before NY trial

WNU Editor: He may have died .... but I must confess that a part of me feels he has escaped justice. As it is now .... the debate on his guilt or innocence will probably go on for a few years.

More News On Abu Anas al-Libi Dying Days Before His Terrorism Trial In New York City

Libyan charged in 1998 US embassy bombings dies -- AP
Libya terror suspect Anas al-Liby dies before US trial -- BBC
Libyan accused of US embassy bombings which killed 244 and wounded more than 5,000 dies in New York hospital aged 50 - just days before start of trial -- Daily Mail/AP
Top al-Qaeda leader Anas al-Libi dies just before New York trial -- IBTimes
Captured al Qaeda leader dies before trial -- The Hill
Al-Qaida suspect dies days before terror trial -- UPI
U.S. embassy bombings suspect Abu Anas al Libi dies in U.S. hospital -- CNN
Al-Qaeda terrorist accused of embassy bombings dies in New York -- The Telegraph
Libyan on trial over US embassy attacks dies -- Al Jazeera

Terrorist Gets Life For His Role In The U.S. Embassy Bombings In East Africa

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian held at the U.S. naval base in Cuba since 2006 accused of involvement in the bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa, is depicted in this courtroom sketch of his arraignment, in New York, June 9, 2009. Standing next to Ghailani is Assistant U.S. Attorney David Raskin, the prosecutor for the case. Credit: Reuters/Christine Cornell

Terrorist Gets Life Sentence For Role In U.S. Embassy Bombings In East Africa -- L.A. Times

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani is given the maximum sentence by a federal court judge in New York. Ghailani is the first person who had been housed at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay to be successfully prosecuted and sentenced in a U.S. civilian court.

NEW YORK — Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for his role in the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in East Africa — making him the first terrorist to be plucked from the prison camp at the U.S. Naval Base on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and successfully prosecuted in a civilian court.

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More News on the Sentencing Of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani

Gitmo detainee gets life sentence in embassy plot -- Yahoo News/AP
Ghailani Is Sentenced to Life in Prison -- Wall Street Journal
Gitmo detainee gets life in prison in civilian court sentencing -- USA Today
Guantanamo detainee sentenced to life for Africa bombings -- CNN
Ahmed Ghailani jailed for life over bomb conspiracy -- BBC
Judge sentences ex-Guantanamo detainee to life -- Reuters
U.S. Embassy Bomber Gets Life Sentence Without Parole -- New York Times

My Comment: Good riddance.

Al-Qaida Fugitive Gives Kenyan Police The Slip

This FBI handout image from 2004 shows Fazul Abdullah Mohammed. Kenyan police captured two suspected aides to Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, a Comoran Al-Qaeda operative wanted over the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, a senior officer said Sunday. (AFP/FBI-HO/File)

From The Guardian:

Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, one of Africa's most wanted terrorists, escaped before raid on coastal hideout, police say.

One of al-Qaida's top operatives in Africa narrowly escaped arrest at the weekend after slipping through a police trap, according to Kenyan security officials.

Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, who has a $5m bounty from the US on his head, was reported to have left his hideout in the coastal resort town of Malindi shortly before a raid on Saturday night. Police had already arrested Mahfoudh Ashur, the owner of the house where police say Mohammed was staying, along with Ashur's wife and son. They denied a charge of sheltering a fugitive in court today.

"We have not still been able to catch him [Fazul], but we are on his trail," said Eric Kiraithe, the Kenyan police spokesman, today.

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More News On the Kenyan/Tanzanian Embassy Bombing Suspect

Kenya police nab two aides of top Qaeda suspect: police -- Yahoo News/AFP
Kenya: U.S. embassy bomb suspect flees raid -- CNN
Kenya manhunt for al-Qaeda wanted -- BBC News
Suspect in U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania escapes police raid -- New York Daily News
Kenya charges 3 in al Qaeda suspect's reported escape -- Reuters South Africa
How Kenyan Police Found Vital Information From Terror Suspect's Computer -- iStockAnalyst

My Comment: Oh well .... we will get him next time.